50 NATIVE ORCHIDS 
Edward Gillett, Southwick, Mass. 
Cypripedlum acaule 
NATIVE ORCHIDS 
Native Orchids are universally admired. These beautiful gems of our woodland 
can, in the majority of cases, be easily grown; some require special conditions. Those 
who arc in doubt as to the proper variety to select for growing under certain conditions 
sliould write us for furtlicr particulars. 
Native Orchids, 25 cts. each, $1.50 for 10, $12 per 100, unless otherwise noted 
CALOPOGON 
pulchellus. Native. Although this plant 
is more generally found in swamps and 
j)eat-b()gs, it also frequently grows in 
moist, sandy soil. It is a small bulb 
about the size of a large bean, which 
sends u|> in spring a long, grass-like leaf, 
and a stalk about a foot high, bearing in 
June and July two to six showy pink- 
purple flowers about an inch across. 
20 cts. each, SI.25 for 10, $10 per 100. 
CYPRIPEDIUM 
acaule (Lady’s Slipper; Moccasin Flower). 
Native. This is often called the I^ed 
Lady’s-Slipper, but the flower is rose- 
)urplc in color. The plant sends up two 
)roadish green leaves from the base, and 
from between them comes a stalk about 
a foot high, bearing a single large, showy 
CYPRIPEDIUM ACAULE. continued 
flower. Plant in a well-drained soil, 
with some leaf-mold. This does quite 
well in pots. Each 10 100 
1 to 2-crown plants...$0 25 $2 00 $15 00 
3 to 5-cTown plants... 50 4 00 
parviflorum (Small Yellow Lady’s Slipper). 
Native. T'his is one of the verv best of 
the hardy Orchids for cultivation, 
growing about a foot high; stem leafy, 
bearing at the top one or two very 
showy yellow flowers; fragrant. It does 
exceedingly well in a rich, shaded spot 
where leaf-mold has been added, and 
should be left undisturbed for several 
years. It will also thrive in the bog- 
garden, if not too wet. 
1 to 2-crown plants, 25 cts. each, $2 for 10, 
$15 per 100. 
3 to 5-crown plants, 50 cts. each, $4 for 10. 
